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Windows 7 is one of the best operating systems in the world and one of the finest products in Microsoft's line. It's a beautiful and stable operating system incorporating many features of alternative products and eliminating most of the issues its predecessors had.

Windows 7 Pro desktop

Windows 7 feels different from XP and Vista from the start with its glamorous design for menus and windows, quick response times and lack of annoying notifications. The very process of accessing features and functions feels a lot smoother and nicer. Users still had to wait until Windows 10 to get the Start button back, but the means of navigating the system in Windows 7 are not at all uncomfortable. The system actually introduced what will later become the template for the tablet-based design of later systems like Windows 8. It helps that Windows 7 is highly customizable, with various theme packs and personalization options for icons, menus and taskbars.

Windows 7 also has better hardware compatibility, working a lot better than Vista even on weaker computers. Software compatibility is also great, with media functions slightly reworked and extended, Media Player in particular. As always, this Windows added support for newer versions of Microsoft Office Suite and several other products closely associated with Windows, but not integrated at launch.

Windows 7 Professional has even more features than the standard release. It has a function that allows users to participate in a special thing called Windows Server domain. There's also the option to operate as a Remote Desktop server with a seriously buffed up RAM support. Windows 7 Pro can also has an encrypting file system, presentation mode for alternative navigation and access to content, special software restriction policies for blocking and containing particular applications and Windows XP Mode bringing back some of the useful elements of the previous fan-favorite.

Windows 7 Pro interface

Overall, Windows 7 Professional is probably the best edition of the operating system that is yet to be bested by its successor.